Indicator for liquid-tanks.



Noi 895,987. PATENTEDAUG, 11', 1908,

- H. W. EDEN.

INDICATOR FOR LIQUID .TANKQ.

APPLIOATION FILED NOV, 6, 1907;

UNITED sTATEs PAT NTO I E.

HAROLD W. EDEN, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR TO 1?. R. MANUFACTURING COMPANY,

OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN. V

INDIGATOR FOR LIQUID-TANKS.

No. seaesr'.

Specific'ationb! Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 1 1, 1908.

To all whom it may concern;

Be it known that I, HAROLD W. EDEN, citizen of the United States, residing at Detroit, county of Wayne, State of Michi an, have invented a certain new and useful mprovement Indicators for Liquid-Tanks, and declare the followi'n to be a full, clear, and exact description 0% the same, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use the same, reference bein had to the accompanyin drawings, whicll form a part of this s eci cation.

This invention relates; to in icators for 1 tanks. I 2

It has for its object an improved indicator adapted to be secured to any of the commercial tanks and to be applied to those which have been already in use without the use of solder, I In the drawings :Figure 1, isQa sectional elevation of the tank and indicator. 2, is a plan of a split ring used to hold the indicator in place in the tank. Fig. 3, shows the opening through the top of the tank. Fig. 4, is a plan of the closure used to stop the hole in the top of the tank, and form the guard for the indicator.

The indicator consists of a pointer I, mounted on th'e'top of.a screw 2, of long pitch which is actuated by a float 3, that has an aperture cut through it to register with the screw and serves to turn the screw as the float rises. The float itself is kept from turning on its vertical axis by hanging guides 4 which hang from the plate 5; the plate 5 forms the bottom of 'the indicator guard 6, .and with the guard comprises the closure to the aperture in the tank 7. In order to se- 1 cure the plate 5 in place in the tank, it is asengage throng? the aperture 1 O,'cut in sociated with a split ring 8, that enables it to the top of the tan In order to assemble the parts, the ring 8 1s caught to the plate 5 by several of the bolts 12, which pass through holes 12?, 12

through a flange 13 on the plate 5 .through the ring 8 and through an interposed gasket 14. The entire indicator with the guides 4 is a, then placed in position by pushing one 'end '15 of the can,- e opening and 8 is entirely below the of the s litiring under the top and sli ing the ring across t back until the rin top 15, leaving the ange 13 above-the top of the tank with the bolts engaging throu h the flange and the ring,.but not through t e top of the tankfthe remainder of the bolts are then inserted and screwed up tight and the indicatoris secured in place.

What I claim is:- 1. In'combination with a tank provided with an o ening, an indicator provided with a plate a apted to engage through the 0 ening in'the tank and a flange projecting om said plate adapted to engage over the walls of the tank the o ening'through which'said ring is introduce being ofzsmaller diameter than thering itself,'a split ring adapted to engage under the walls of the tank and bolts securing the rin and the flange together,

substantially as escribed. I

2. In combination with a tank provided with an aperture through its top of less diameter than the body of the tank, a plate adapted to cover saidapertured ortion and to engage with it s peri heral e ge overthe portion of the top a jacent to said apertured portion, a pointer and a supportin screw therefor engaging partly within an partly without the tank, means ada ted to beactyated by the rise and fall of uid therein for communicating motion to said pointer, a

'riniengaging on the inside of the walls of the t n a acent to the a ertured portion, and bolts engaging throng the peripheral edge of the plate, the walls of the tank adjacent to .the apertured portion and thou h said ring,

wherebythey are brought into 0 ose' relation with 'one another/substantially as. described.

In testimony whereof, I, sign thisspecification in the presence of two witnesses.

HAROLD W.' EDEN. Witnesses:

MAX E. Ko'rr, CHARLES F.--. BURTON. 

